CSG.L Regulatory News (CSG)

8 May 2013

Sweett Group plc

("Sweett Group" or "the Group")

Sweett Group joint venture opens Boston office

Sweett Group, the international property and infrastructure consultancy, is pleased to announce that its North American joint venture, VVA Sweett, has expanded its reach across the American Eastern Seaboard through the opening of an office in Boston.

VVA Sweett is a 50/50 joint venture between Sweett Group and VVA LLC (VVA), a New York-based project management consultancy founded in 1994. The two parties have collaborated to provide clients with an integrated project management and cost management service offering since 2010 and a joint venture agreement was signed in May of 2012.

VVA Sweett's Boston office will operate under the management of Christopher Petryshin, who holds an MBA from the Boston University School of Management and has over 20 years of experience from the corporate end-user market. Most recently, he was Director of Real Estate and Facilities Management at Ropes & Gray, a Boston-based law firm with offices across North America, Europe and Asia.

Dean Webster, Chief Executive Officer, said:

"I am very pleased with the speed at which we have been able to develop our joint venture with VVA, which has already resulted in a number of cross-referrals and joint projects, not only in North America, but also across our network of offices in China, India and the UK."

Lorenzo Vascotto, Managing Director, VVA, said:

"Given the steady increase in project volume and client requests for project and cost management services in the greater Boston area, the natural choice is to establish an office in Boston. We have enjoyed very strong, long-standing relationships with our clients across the Americas and across the world, and are very excited to be able to add a strong local presence in New England."

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For further information:

Sweett Group plc Dean Webster, Chief Executive Officer +44 20 7061 9000Derek Pitcher, Managing Director, EuropeTheo Kjellberg, Group Communications Manager

FTI ConsultingBilly Clegg, Oliver Winters +44 20 7831 3113

About Sweett Group

Sweett Group plc is a global business with expertise in property and infrastructure professional services. Our services include programme and project management, cost management, advisory and PPP related consultancy services.

www.sweettgroup.com